Adjustable striker plate



ADJUSTABLE STRIKER PLATE Filed y 11, 1925 U /4 2 2/ i Z g== '0" I 22 mmmWW 1 N I E N TOR. fkiacw/c/r 1175mm ATTORNEYS Patentecl May 22, 1928.

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ADJUSTABLE s'rnnmn PLA E.

designed for use inconnection with the mov able bolts ofvehicle doorlocks and latches.

vention is to provide a striker plateiof this type that is adapted to bereadily adjusted upon a suitable door j'amb without interfer- 10 bodyfor taking upwear and ing with the usual trimming mafterial of the Hpreventing the lock bolt from rattling. Another object is to provideanovel form ofretaiiier plate that is preferably connected to the strikerplate and is adapted tocos operate with a portion of the door jamb fortion.

holding the striker plate in adjusted 1 posifurtherobject to provide a'common means for securing the striker'jplate and retainerplatetothejamb;

Still another objeetisltoprovid'e a light and durable constrilcti'onwhieh can be manufactured at comparatively" low cost.

With the above and other objects in View the inventionconsists incertain novel featlires of construction, eoinbinations and arrangementsofparts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appendedclaims.

In the accompanying drawing a Figure 1 is a' f a menmy side elevation ofa door jarnbwith a 'strikerplate embodyinn" my invention attachedthereto.

Figure2 is a cross sectional view taken onthe lineQ-Q of Figure 1 iFigure 3 is a perspective view of the striker'plate.

Fignreetisaperspective view of 'the re- Y tainer plate."

Figure 5; is a fragmentary "perspective a view of the door jamb whenthe; striker plate and retainer plate are: removed. Referring: now tothe drawing in which likech araeters of reference designate correspending parts throughout the several views, thenumeral 1 designates adoor jamb prefera-bly of a vehicle body. q As shown, this jhmbispreferably formed of sheet metal and is provided at its front and rearedges One ofthe -essential "objectsof the in-' withthe oppositelyextending lateral flanges 2 and 3" respectively.

jamb,' I preferably provide asuitable striker plate 5 that is preferablymounted, upon the outer face ofth'e jamb. This plate 5 is preferablyformed of sheet metal and is preferably provided intermediateits endswith a relatively widetransversely extending opening 6 and a laterallyextending tongue 7. Asshovvnqthe opening 6 preferably extends from'thetongue 7 to the rear edge ofthe plate and is adapted toregister withatransversely. extending opening 8 in the jarnb l for receiving asuitable bolt 9 of a loekcarried by the door 4. Thetongue 7 preferablyextends intothe transversely extending opening S-inH-thejamb 1 andprovides a flat bearing for thebolt 9vwhile in phe registering openingsband 8 respectivey. 9 in'to'the registering openings 6 and 8, thestrikerplate is also preferably provided in advance of the opening 6 with arelatively wide depressedlportion 11 which To facilitate the movement ofthe bolt- In order that a swinging'door 4 may be held closedagainst therear flange 2 01 the preferably inclines inwardly from the forward edgeofthe opening 6 to the forward;

edge of the plate 5 and isreceived by a suitable depressed portion 12 inthe jamb 1.

In order that-the striker plate 5'may be readily adjusted transverselyof the-jamb 1 without interfering with the usual trimming material (notshown) of the vehicle body for taking up wear and preventing the bolt 9from rattling, the depressed portion 12 in thejamb is preferablychannel-shaped andpreferably extends from the forward edge of the jambto the forward edge of the transversely extending opening 8.

Located upon the inner face of the jamb 1 is a retainer plate 13 that ispreferably channel-shape in cross section-and is. provided at itsopposite sides with thelaterally extending attaching flanges 14. a Asshown, this retainer plate 13 preferably efna braces the depressedportion 12 of the jamb and receives the, lateral tongue 7 -ofpth strikerplate. The flanges i the retainer flanges 1 1 of the retainer plate 13.Thus;

the strikerplatc 5 and" retainer plate 13 may be clamped againstopposite sides of the jamb 1 by a common securing means and are capableof moving as a unit when adjusted thereon.

In order that the striker plate 5 may be held in adjusted position, thebase of the retainer plate is preferably provided at its rear end with aseries of transversely extending corrugations 21 that are adapted to bealternatel en a ed b a suitable ton ue h h n 22 j'irojecting inwardlyroni the jamb 1 at the rear end of the opening 8. Thus, the arrangementis such that thetongue 22 may be held firmly in engagement with any ofthe I corrugations 21 when the flanges 14 of the retainer plate and theears 15 of the striker plate are clamped against the ainb by means ofthe screws 16.

In use. when it is desired to adjust the striker plate 5, the screws 16are preferably adjusted so that the corrugations 21 of the retainerplate will be disengaged from the tongue 22, whereupon the striker plate5 and retainer plate 13 may be adjusted as a unit transversely of thejamb 1to the desired position. The screws 16 may then be adjusted toclamp the plates 5 and 13 against the jamb so that one of thecorrugations 21 will engage the tongue 22'for holding the striker plate5 in adjusted position.

From the foregoing description, it will be readily apparent that thestriker plate 5 may be easily adjusted transversely of the jamb 1without interfering with the usual trimming material (not shown) of? thevehicle body. Inasmuch as thescrews 16 are capable of se curing both thestriker plate 5 and the retainer plate 13 to the jamb, it is alsoapparent that these plates move as a unit and may be held 'firmly inadjusted position by the tongue 22 when the screws 16 are adjusted toclamp the plates against the jamb. Thus, the device is formed ofrelatively few parts which may be easily and quickly assembled or takenapart As a result, the cost of manufacturing such'a device has beenreduced to a minimum.

W'hile it"is believed that from the foregoing description the nature andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to haveitiunderstood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown anddescribed, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fallwithin the scope of what is claimed.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a jamb having an opening for receiving a bolt,and a depressed portion in advance of the opening, of an adjustablestriker plate having an opening registering with the opening in thejamb, and an inclined portion located in the depressed portion of thejamb for guiding the bolt into the registering openings, and means forsecuring said striker plate to the jamb.

2. The combination with a amb having an opening'for receiving a bolt,and a depressed portion in advance of the opening, of a striker plateadjustably mounted on the amb having an opening registering with theopening in the jamb, said striker plate also having an inclined portionlocated in the depressed portion of the jamb for guiding the bolt intothe registering openings, and means for holding the striker plate in adjusted'position on the ainb.

3. The combination with a jamb, of a projection on the jamb, a strikerplate adjusts able upon one side of the jamb, a retainer plateengageable with said projection, and a connection between said platesada ted to clamp said retainer plate against t e projection aforesaid tohold the striker plate in adjusted position. a

4. The combination with a j ainb, of an adjustable striker plate uponone side of the jamb, a retainer plate upon the opposite side of thejamb, common means for. securing said striker plate andretainer plate tosaid jamb, and a projection; upon' said jamb adapted to be engaged byone of said plates for holding both of said plates in ad usted position.

5. The combination with a jamb having a transversely extending openingadapted to receive a bolt, said jamb also: having a depressed portion inadvance of the opening, of a striker plate having an opening registeringwith the opening in the jamb for receiving the bolt, said striker platealso having an inclined portion movable in the depressed portion of thejamb for guiding the bolt intothe registering openings aforesaid, andmeans for securing. the striker plate to the jamb. i z

6. The combination with a jamb having an opening extending transverselythereof, and a depressed portion in advance of the openinggof a strikerplate slidable on the jamb having aprojection movable in the opening inthe jamb and having an inclined depressed portion in advance of theprojection movable inthe depressed portion ofthe jamb, and means forsecuring the strike plate to the jamb.

7. The combination with a jamb having an opening therein, of a strikerplate adjustable upon one side of said jamb and having III an openingregistering with the opening in retainer plate having serrationsengageable the jamh, a projection upon the jamb adjaby the projectionfor preventing movement, 10 cent the opening therein, a retainer plateof said retainer plate and striker plate relaupon another side of saidjamh and having a tive to said jamh when said securing means 6channel-shaped portion receiving the prois in operative securingposition.

' jection aforesaid, and securin means for In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature. said striker plate extending through said jamb andengaging said retainer plate, said I FREDERICK KIEHLER.

